Aviation accidents in 1972
The NTSB database holds 4,478 accidents and incidents in 1972, recorded between 1972. 724 of them were fatal (16%), and 1,623 people died.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,022 records).
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 172.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Other-Foreign Countries.
302 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 4,176 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
4,478
Records
724
Fatal
1,623
Deaths
16%
Share fatal
1972
Period
Show these on the map
4,176 of 4,478 can be placed
(4,176 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,478 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1972 | Luscombe 8F | Turner, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | Downtown Airli | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft A65-88 | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Guaranteed TRU | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Ludlow, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310C | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1972 | Cessna 182L | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Goleta, California, United States | Apollo Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1972 | Cessna 206 | El Monte, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Ogallala, Nebraska, United States | Packard FLG SR | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1972 | Boeing KC-97 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1972 | Convair 580 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1972 | Bell 206A | Mount Snow, Vermont, United States | Tenneco Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1972 | Eaa Biplane P | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Lockport, Illinois, United States | Morton FAC FC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Monroe, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, United States | Ankrom, H | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Mooney M20-C | Strongsville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150L | Ames, Iowa, United States | Iowa AV Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Aeronca 7DC | Lk Providence, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Mooney M20E | Calexico, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-28 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Caudle AV Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Cessna 205 | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | Vanderpool Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Cessna 206 | Lenoir, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Cessna 172 | Fontanelle, Iowa, United States | Robert George | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1972 | Boeing 747 | Toronto, Canada | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150J | Brockport, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Stonington, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | Lease-A-Plane | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Cantonment, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1972 | Bell 206 | Port Washngton, New York, United States | Decair | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1972 | Aero Comdr 500 | Fredricksburg, Texas, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 95-55 | St.augustine, Florida, United States | Frank B.wilder | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310N | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Stevens Steel | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150F | Papillion, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150L | Inglis, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150L | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | Harding, RE | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 172 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airw | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 172E | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150K | Middleboro, Massachusetts, United States | Edgeco-Air-Sal | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150H | Newfoundland Nj, New Jersey, United States | McGuire Aero C | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Skwenta, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1972 | Cessna 150 | Aztec, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |